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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 30135Drug driving (cocaine); mobile phone while driving · Co. Donegal · 7 Sep 2021

Driver arrested for cocaine driving and mobile phone use in Donegal

A driver was stopped on a road in Donegal on 7 September 2021 for holding a mobile phone while driving. The driver then failed a roadside oral fluid test, testing positive for cocaine. The Buncrana Roads Policing Unit made the arrest. No further court proceedings have been reported.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested9 Sep
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • The driver was stopped for holding a mobile phone while driving.
  • The driver tested positive for cocaine on a roadside oral fluid test.
Where
The incident occurred on a road in Donegal.
When
The incident occurred on 7 September 2021, a Tuesday.
Investigation
The arrest was made by the Buncrana Roads Policing Unit.
Charges
The driver was arrested for drug driving (cocaine) and using a mobile phone while driving.
5 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe driver was stopped for holding a mobile phone while driving. (donegallive.ie)
  • whatThe driver tested positive for cocaine on a roadside oral fluid test. (donegallive.ie)
  • whereThe incident occurred on a road in Donegal. (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred on a Tuesday. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationThe arrest was made by the Buncrana Roads Policing Unit. (donegallive.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 9 Sep2021
    Arresteddonegallive.ie, first report
    Driver tests positive for cocaine after being stopped on Donegal road for holding a mobile phone

    Garda press release reporting the arrest and appealing for road safety awareness.

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